diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4270d247..dd316eb89 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Make sure you have this in your [init file](http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ma
    (quote
     (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
      ("melpa-stable" . "http://stable.melpa.org/packages/")))))
+(package-initialize)
 ```
 
 Then run emacs, and evaluate: